André Villas-Boas has admitted for the first time that he made too many
changes, too soon, at Chelsea last season.

The Portuguese said it meant there was not a stable platform to fall back on
when performances and results turned and he pledged not to repeat his
mistakes as he prepares to take charge of Tottenham Hotspur for the first
time in the league, against Newcastle United tomorrow.

Villas-Boas has switched Tottenham to the fashionable 4-2-3-1 system and his
training sessions have been more planned, regimented and methodical than
under Harry Redknapp, who tended to be off-the-cuff. Villas-Boas plans to